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Quaint image of a peasant women filling up her water jugs. Not sure of artist or age. Minor issues on corners but all would be covered when matted.

Very nice mezzotint engraving by John Sartain from a painting S.S. Osgood 1846. States “from the original in the possession of J Francis Fischer Esq.” Additional information on John Sartain in “About the artist” section.

A very nice small woodblock by Takahashi Hiroaki, (1871-1945). This a pre-WWII printing. A very collectable artist, additional information in “About the artist” section.

A very nice mezzotint engraving by Sartain of a well known image by Joshua Shaw, The First Ship”. The bottom reads, From the original in the possession of Dr. G W Plantou. Small stain on the bottom and soiling and age marks on the print but still a very nice piece. Additional information on John Sartain in “About the artist” section.

Lovely rendering of a Daniel Huntington image. Engraved by J. Cheney and J. I. Pease. Slight soiling on the paper but quite a nice clean image.

John Sartain , 1808-97, American engraver, b. London. Shortly after his arrival in the United States in 1830, he received important commissions for prints after paintings by leading artists. He is known for having introduced pictorial illustration as an important feature of American periodicals, most notably in Graham’s Magazine and in Sartain’s Union Magazine of […]

Lovely image from a painting by Samuel B. Waugh, titled Zaida. Engraved by John Sartain, one of the most famous in the field of mezzotint engravings. Minor tear at bottom of sheet and light water stain on left of image. Additional information in “About the artist” section.

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A very nice hand colored etching by Frank Kaczmarek, a signed Artist Proof titled Tugboat. More about the artist in “About the Artist” section.

Frank Kaczmarek was born in Boston Massachusetts in 1940.  The son of a fashion designer, Frank began painting and drawing at a early age.  He   resides with his family in Cambridge, MA. Basically a self-taught artist, Frank has worked with various media including watercolor, etching and silkscreen printing, specializing in sailing and nautical scenes and […]